Fri, Oct 29

» Why didn't I see this costume 2 weeks ago! Chester could be King for a day at Halloween.

» Knitters against Bush! We can't get rid of Bush through sheer disgust and will alone. This is an excellent time to make sure friends and family are registered to vote. Find voter information for your community at the League of Women Voters Web site.

Fri, Oct 22

» Next knitting project (I hope): I REALLY want to make Klaralund from the Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Collection - Book Two. Maggie showed up to the monthly Knitting Meetup in her Klaralund in the Noro Silk Garden color #34 and it was GORGEOUS! The combination of purples, browns and mossy greens were sooo yummy. After seeing hers I want to make mine in the same exact color.

Wed, Oct 20

» FINALLY! A decent movie version of Beowulf is in the making. I'm tickled pink with the casting so far—I love Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar and Gerard Bulter as Beowulf.

Definately check out the location photos and the costume gallery on this site. I'd give you direct links, but alas, the site is done up in frames and I can't give you direct links. Sigh...I hate frames.

» Note to Suzanne: The movie we were talking about last night at Stitch n' Bitch is called "No Such Thing".

Synopsis: "Writer-Director Hal Hartley takes a humorous and satirical look at a society concerned only with instant gratification and voyeuristic sensationalism. Disgusted with human evolution, a foul-mouthed Monster (Robert Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the Monster disappears, a guileless young woman (Sarah Polley) dispatched to follow up on the story befriends the Monster and becomes his only hope in ending his life of misery."

» For all your poncho fans out there, check out this backlash article: Is That a Real Poncho? The hideous new trend afflicting America. "Fashion crimes, like many other crimes, begin innocently enough. A few influential designers send a quirky and impractical article of clothing down the runway; high-fashion magazines enthusiastically push it; a celebrity is photographed wearing it; lower-end lines begin mass-producing it; suddenly, women are buying it in shrieking colors and synthetic fabrics, and what started as a harmless act of whimsy has become a widespread aesthetic offense." [more]

Wed, Oct 13

» I've found a new host for my website that is only $4.95/month for 500MB. An ICE fan (I'm the ICE Webmistress) told me about brinkster.com and I've gone ahead and signed up for an account and will be moving my site over later this week. I love a good deal!

» Whenever I look at CSSZenGarden.com I get inspired to design new skins for my site.

Mon, Oct 11

» I've got a fever... and the only prescription...is more cowbell! I know this SNL skit is old news for many (it's from back in June) but it's soooo frickin' funny and I love Chrstopher Walken's part as the record producer who needs more cowbell!

» While I'm on the subject...check out the very fleet-footed Christopher Walken in Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" video. This video is a couple of years old, but it's such a classic, and if you're a Walken fan like me, you love to watch it every once in a while. Did you know he used to be a professional dancer and stage actor before he became a serious film actor?

Fri, Oct 8

» Odd confession of the day: I love the crumhorn! "What the heck is a crumhorn?!" A crumhorn (KRUM-horn) is a medieval and Renaissance wind instrument related to the recorder, but with an encased double reed. Here you can see and hear them: The Crumhorn Homepage and Musica Antiqua's Crumhorn page.

 

Wed, Oct 6

» Skull reveals how cranial surgery saved life of 11th-century peasant. (from Scotsman.com) Archaeologists revealed new evidence yesterday which shows complicated cranial surgery was being performed in Britain 1,000 years ago. An 11th-century skull, found at the abandoned ancient village of Wharram Percy in North Yorkshire, shows the scars of a near-fatal blow by a blunt weapon. But, thanks to a "life-saving" procedure performed at the time, the victim, aged about 40, survived the injury and made a good recovery. [more]

» I love the Ellen DeGeneres Show. In fact I'm watching it right now, but don't tell my boss. Last night at the weekly Tuesday-night Stitch n' Bitch knitting club meeting I was chatting about the Ellen show with a couple of the gals. We all agreed that she's a very intelligent and irriverent comedian who has a perfect sense of timing. She's also a really good dancer and just plain fun to watch.

» Current Knitting WOP (Work In Progress): So...I finished the Very Harlot Poncho in the dark gold Berroco Softwist, but I wasn't totally happy, so I unraveled it. Now I'm using the yummy yarn to make the Tahki, Stacy Charles, Inc. poncho.

» If You Secretly Like Michael Bolton, We'll Know (from Wired.com)—A proud nerd puts her prefrontal cortex on the line to discover why brain mapping is the new trend spotting (and the hottest trend in brain science). "I am not cool. For starters, I don't listen to music. It disrupts my concentration and makes me cranky. I'm anxious at parties, always hoping that someone will turn down the stereo so that we can all break off into small groups and talk, preferably about science or books. My ideal evening ends early, around 10, freeing me to go home and read. At the party, everyone would wear something comfortable, possibly flannel." [more]

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